Hand-rest



(No Model.)

B. A. GASTELLAW.

HAND REST.

No. 468,082. Patented Feb. 2, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDXVIN A. CASTELLAWV, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

HAN D-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,082, dated February 2, 1892.

Application filed April 29, 1889. Serial No. 309,117. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN A. OAsTELLAw, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Jacksonville, county of Duval,State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hand-Rests, whereby the same as made and provided may be readily applied and securely attached to a book when needed in writing, and whereby when so applied and attached it is prevented from slipping and falling; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a part hereof.

The invention relates to improvements in hand-rests for books.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive hand-rest adapted to be readily attached to the leaves of a book and capable of being securely clamped to abook by its own weight.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed. out in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of an arm-rest embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a reverse plan view. Fig. 3 is a side view. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 5 is a perspective View illustrating the manner of applying the hand-rest to a book.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a hand-rest consisting of a supporting-board 2 and a pair of blades 3 and 4, adapted to be inserted between the leaves of a book, whereby the hand-rest is secured to a book. The supporting-board 2 is rectangular and has its outer edge 5 rounded or beveled and is arranged at one side of a book. The blades 3 and 4B are of unequal length, the formerbeing thelonger, and thelatter has its outer end 6 out at an angle and the blades are arranged approximately in the same plane as illustrated in Fig. of the accompanying drawings and have a slight intervening space between them. The inner opposed edges of the blades 3 and 4 are reversely beveled, the blade 3 being beveled at 7on its upper face and the blade 4 being beveled at 4 on its lower face. The hand-rest is secured to a book by inserting several leaves in the space between the blades, and the weight of the arm-rest holds the blades fiat against the leaves and creates sufficient friction to hold the device in place.

It will be seen that the rest is simple and inexpensive in construction, strong and durable, adapted to be readily applied to a book, and is capable of being securely held on a book by its own weight.

Vhat I claim is A hand-rest comprising asupportiugboard and the blades 3 and 4, arranged approximately in the same plane and having aslight intervening space and having their inner opposed edges beveled, one of the blades being beveled on its upper face and the other blade being beveled on its lower faee,substantial1y as described. I

EDlVIN A. OASTELLAV.

Attest:

4E0. W. BEACH, W. L. BETTES. 

